Pitfalls in the immunophenotyping of leukaemia and leukaemic lymphomas: Survey of 9 years of quality control in The Netherlands

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 95, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 692-699

  Kluin Nelemans, J C ^a   Van Wering, E R ^b   Van 'T Veer, M B ^c   Van Der Schoot, C E ^d   Adriaansen, H J ^e   Van Der Burgh, F J ^a   Gratama, J W ^c  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Dutch Childhood Leukaemia Stud Grp   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^d CENTRAL LABORATORY   (Netherlands)

^e SINT FRANCISCUS GASTHUIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

data interpretation; immunophenotyping; leukaemia; lymphoma; quality control

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOPHENOTYPING; LEUKEMIA; LYMPHOMA; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL;

EID: 0030445068     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1996.d01-1962.x     Document Type: Article

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